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The fluctuating two-ray (FTR) fading model provides a much better fit than other fading models for small-scale fading measurements in millimeter wave communications. In this paper, using a mixture of gamma distributions, new exact…
Securing information in future mobile networks is challenging, especially for devices with limited computational resources. Physical layer security (PLS) offers a viable solution by leveraging wireless channel randomness. When full secrecy…
As new wireless standards are developed, the use of higher operation frequencies comes in hand with new use cases and propagation effects that differ from the well-established state of the art. Numerous stochastic fading models have…
We introduce the Fluctuating Two-Ray (FTR) fading model, a new statistical channel model that consists of two fluctuating specular components with random phases plus a diffuse component. The FTR model arises as the natural generalization of…
We introduce a new class of fading channels, built as the superposition of two fluctuating specular components with random phases, plus a clustering of scattered waves: the Multi-cluster Fluctuating Two-Ray (MFTR) fading channel. The MFTR…
The recently proposed Fluctuating Two-Ray (FTR) model is gaining momentum as a reference fading model in scenarios where two dominant specular waves are present. Despite the numerous research works devoted to the performance analysis under…
We introduce and characterize the independent fluctuating two-ray (IFTR) fading model, a class of fading models consisting of two specular components which fluctuate independently, plus a diffuse component modeled as a complex Gaussian…
Theoretical studies on physical layer security often adopt the secrecy outage probability as the performance metric for wireless communications over quasi-static fading channels. The secrecy outage probability has two limitations from a…
In this paper, we analyse the performance of physical layer security over Fluctuating Beckmann (FB) fading channel which is an extended model of both the $\kappa-\mu$ shadowed and the classical Beckmann distributions. Specifically, the…
We evaluate and quantify the joint effect of fading and multiple interferers on the physical-layer (PHY) security of a system consisted of a base-station (BS), a legitimate user, and an eavesdropper. To this end, we present a novel…
The recent advancements in autonomous and remote operation of maritime vessels necessitates the development of robust and reliable communication systems to support high-bandwidth applications such as real-time monitoring, navigation, and…
This paper investigates the physical layer security (PLS) performance of $\alpha$-$\mathcal{F}$ fading channels with pointing errors under passive and active eavesdropping scenarios. Novel analytical expressions are derived for key PLS…
Millimeter wave (mmWave) vehicular communication systems will provide an abundance of bandwidth for the exchange of raw sensor data and support driver-assisted and safety-related functionalities. Lack of secure communication links, however,…
Physical layer security is investigated over mixture Gamma (MG) distributed fading channels with discrete inputs. By the Gaussian quadrature rules, closed-form expressions are derived to characterize the average secrecy rate (ASR) and…
The wireless channel of 5G communications will have unique characteristics that can not be fully apprehended by the traditional fading models. For instance, the wireless channel may often be dominated by a finite number of specular…
We present experimental data on message transmission in a free-space optical (FSO) link at an eye-safe wavelength, using a testbed consisting of one sender and two receiver terminals, where the latter two are a legitimate receiver and an…
Most of the well-known fading distributions, if not all of them, could be encompassed by Fox's $H$-function fading. Consequently, we investigate the exact and asymptotic behavior of physical layer security (PLS) over Fox's $H$-function…
The frequency diverse array (FDA) based directional modulation (DM) technology plays an important role in the implementation of the physical-layer security (PLS) transmission of 5G and beyond communication system. In order to meet the…
Physical layer security is a promising approach that can benefit traditional encryption methods. The idea of physical layer security is to take advantage of the features of the propagation medium and its impairments to ensure secure…
An alternative or supplementary approach named as physical layer security has been proposed to afford an extra security layer on top of the conventional cryptography technique. In this paper, an overview of secrecy performance…